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City Council · November 3, 2026

Council denies one more chance for dilapidated Baltimore Avenue house, 5-4, after year of complaints

The big call of the night: the council voted 5-4 (with Mayor Booker breaking the tie) to deny another extension for the long-troubled dilapidated house at 2211 NW Baltimore Avenue.

Recent meetingsOct 9 – Oct 29

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Oct 29Planning Commission to weigh in on Lawton's RISE Project Plan at Oct. 29 meeting Oct 27Council approves retail incentive policy change 5-3, clearing way for restaurant incentives; OKs $3.6M bond sale Oct 20Lawton Council to weigh $2.2M land buy for mystery Fortune 200 company — 30-40 jobs at stake Oct 15City Planning Commission - Oct 15, 2026 Oct 13Council unanimously approves homelessness action plan as police contract standoff heads to arbitration Oct 9Board of Adjustments - Oct 9, 2026

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FISTA Central Plaza lease changesFollow →City Manager John Ratliff employment reviewFollow →Demolition stay for 2211 NW Baltimore AvenueFollow →FYE27 budget amendment for judgment debt paymentsFollow →

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2211 NW Baltimore Avenue dilapidated structure permit extensiondenied THE FISTAapproved Prairie Acres Part 2approved Project Firework / Southwest Oklahoma Rail Industrial Park land acquisitionunder-review

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